Intel Core i5-750 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-750 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i5-750

AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-750

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1230 vs 617
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2531 vs 972

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 September 2009 vs November 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1230 vs 617
PassMark - CPU mark	2531 vs 972

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-750
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1230

617

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2531

972

Name	Intel Core i5-750	AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
PassMark - Single thread mark	1230	617
PassMark - CPU mark	2531	972
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	502
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1587
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	1761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	49.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.294

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-750	AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lynnfield	Windsor
Launch date	23 September 2009	November 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	$500
Place in performance rating	2824	2806
Price now	$160.50	$499.50
Processor Number	i5-750
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	6.78	0.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	296 mm2	235 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	2500 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	774 million	227 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1156	F
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)